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Positive Psychology News Digest | No. 18/2017

My favorite news and blog articles covering Positive Psychology and adjacent Topics from (roughly) the last seven days.

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Inc: How to Gain Strength From Your Darkest Moments (Interview with Adam Grant) by Leigh Buchanan

Inc: Pay Attention to These Surprising 6 Red Flags to Burnout. You May Be Closer Than You Think by Laura Garnett

Psychology Today: Are We Evolved for Happiness? by Glenn Geher

Psychology Today: The Problem with Measuring Happiness by Todd Kashdan

Atlantic: Why Do Americans Smile So Much by Olga Khazan

The Age: Debate on future of work needs a Focus by Alex Lavelle

Atlantic: Play Power: How to Turn Around Our Creativity Crisis by Laura Sergeant Richardson

New York Magazine: Thinking of Your Job As a Calling Isn’t Always a Good Thing by Cari Romm

New York Magazine: To Get Better at Reading People’s Feelings, Pay Attention to Your Own Body by Cari Romm

Heleo: See More, Judge Less: A Mindful Approach to Success, no author

Positive Psychology News Digest | No. 09/2017

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My favorite news and blog articles covering Positive Psychology and adjacent topics from (roughly) the last seven days.

New York Magazine: Weirdly, Success Is About Thinking You’re Not That Successful by Drake Baer

Huffington Post: 9 Traps You Fall Into That Limit Your Happiness by Travis Bradberry

Industry Week: GDP is Dead. Long Live ‘Happiness’GDP is Dead. Long Live ‘Happiness’ by Aturo Bris

Globe and Mail: A practical alternative to ‘following your passion’ by Peter Caven

Inc: This 75-Year Harvard Study Found the 1 Secret to Leading a Fulfilling Life by Melanie Curtin

Psychology Today: What’s the Difference Between Optimism and Hope? by Utpal Dholakia

Atlantic: How to Find Meaning in the Face of Death by Emily Esfahani Smith

Greater Good Science Center: What Words Do You Associate with Happiness? by Kira Newman

The Hill: Prevent the incivility of the election from infiltrating the workplace by Christine Porath

Psychology Today: Why Money Matters for Meaning by Clay Routledge

Positive Psychology News Digest | No. 05/2017

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My favorite news and blog articles covering Positive Psychology and adjacent topics from (roughly) the last seven days.

Forbes: Are You Using Apple’s Secret Skill At Work? by Jessica Amortegui

Bakadesuyo: This Is How To Have A Happy Life: 4 Proven Secrets From Research by Eric Barker

Fast Company: When you really want something, you’re better off thinking you won’t get it by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

New York Magazine: The 5 Personality Traits That Make for a Better Life by Melissa Dahl

New York Magazine: How ‘Intellectual Humility’ Can Make You a Better Person by Cindy Lamothe

Huffington Post: Is Positive Psychology Still Relevant in 2017? (Interview with Prof. Barbara Fredrickson) by Michelle McQuaid

BBC: The ‘untranslatable’ emotions you never knew you had by David Robson

New York Magazine: An Easy Way to Get Your Co-workers to Trust You More by Cari Romm

The Age: The science of being a hero by Annabel Stafford

Inc: 7 Ways to Stop Complaining and Feel Happier (Backed by Science) by Andrew Thomas

Positive Psychology News Digest | October – December 2016

mappalicious_news_oct_dec_17My favorite pieces covering Positive Psychology and adjacent from the last three months.

New York Magazine: Success Depends on Your Personality More Than IQ by Drake Baer

New York Magazine: The 4 ‘Spaces’ Cities Need to Make People Happier by Drake Baer

New York Magazine: What Good Is Hope? by Drake Baer

Positive Prescription: Looking for Purpose? Ask Yourself These 5 Questions by Samantha Boardman

Huffington Post: Helping others is the key to longevity, study finds by Carolyn Gregoire

Greater Good Science Center: What Will the Theme of Your Life Be in 2017? by Kira Newman

New York Magazine: To Feel More Productive, Take a Break to Do Something Selfless by Cari Romm

New York Magazine: In 2017, Pursue Meaning Instead of Happiness by Esfahani Smith & Jennifer Aaker

Psychology Today: Applying Psychological Science to Meet Your Goals by Erlanger Turner

CNN: How to become more optimistic, no author

Bakadesuyo: Stoicism Reveals 4 Rituals That Will Make You Mentally Strong by Eric Barker

Guardian: Why time management is ruining our lives by Oliver Burkeman

Scientific American: One Skeptical Scientist’s Mindfulness Journey by Scott Barry Kaufman

New York Times: What the West Can Learn From Japan About the Cultural Value of Work by John Lanchester

Psychology Today: Why Wellbeing Is Harder Than It Looks by Michelle McQuaid (Interview with Peggy Kern)

Gallup: The Damage Inflicted by Poor Managers by Marco Nink & Jennifer Robison

Big Think: Compassion Is Weaved Throughout Our Nervous System, Researchers Have Found by Philip Perry

Fast Company: Try This Exercise In Radical Empathy To Minimize Conflict by Elisabeth Segran

CCARE: A Compassionate Resolution for this Season by Monica Worline & Jane Dutton

New York Magazine: Why Danes Think They’re Always The Happiest Country by Drake Baer

The Week: 4 ways to bring more meaning into your life by Eric Barker

Guardian: Are you too old to find success? by Oliver Burkeman

Atlantic: Praise is a consolation prize (about Carol Dweck’s work in growth mindset) by Christine Gross-Loh

Atlantic: Awesomeness Is Everything by Matthew Hutson

Guardian: Happiness depends on health and friends, not money, says new study by Phillip Inman

Washington Post: Leaders are more powerful when they’re humble, new research shows by Ashley Merryman

Psychology Today: Want Your Work to Flourish? Link Strengths and Goals by Ryan Niemiec

New York Magazine: To Be More Productive, First Figure Out Your Productivity Style by Cari Romm

Science Daily: People’s energy in the workplace is key to staff retention, no author

Greater Good Science Center: Is Your Empathy Determined by Your Genes? by Summer Allen

Psychology Today: The Happy Brain by Mark Banschick

Wall Street Journal: The perils of empathy by Paul Bloom

New York Times: How to Choose Happiness by Marie Kondo

Redlands Daily Facts: President Obama — our positive psychologist-in-chief: Guest commentary by Sonja Lyubomirsky

Gallup: What Strengths Tell Us About Men and Women by Jane Miller and Amy Adkins

Creativity Post: 3 Foolproof Ways to Prevent Work Burnout, Backed by Science by Emma Seppälä

Greater Good Science Center: Would the World Be Better Off without Empathy? by Jill Suttie

USA Today: Key to money happiness may be in how you spend it by Russ Wiles

Positive.News: Why now is the time for serious optimism by Seán Dagan Wood

Atlantic: Self-Control Is Just Empathy With Your Future Self by Ed Yong

Heleo: Beyond Grit: The Science of Creativity, Purpose, and Motivation (feat. Angela Duckworth & Adam Grant), no author

New York Magazine: It’s Possible to Train Yourself to Be More Optimistic by Drake Baer

Bakadesuyo: 4 Easy Tricks That Will Make You Productive by Eric Barker

APA: Motivate Employees By Supporting Their Autonomy by Christopher Budnick

Psychology Today: Thinking Errors in Depression by Neil Burton

Greater Good Science Center: How to Only Do Things You Actually Want to Do by Christine Carter

Psychology Today: How to Remain Optimistic Through Change by Susanna Halonen

Quartz: Can money buy happiness? by Catherine Jansson-Boyd

Psychology Today: Is Positive Psychology Proven? (Interview with my Capstone advisor Margaret “Peggy” Kern) by Michelle McQuaid

Harvard Business Review: How to Bring Mindfulness to Your Company’s Leadership by Megan Reitz & Michael Chaskalson

New York Magazine: To Be Happier, Do One Creative Thing Every Day by Cari Romm

Greater Good Science Center: Why Is It So Hard to Make Positive Changes? by Jill Suttie

Guardian: Reasons to be cheerful: how putting other people first will make you happy by Dan Ariely

New York Magazine: The Chinese Word for Anger Shows the Best Way to Get Mad by Drake Baer

Guardian: Why rewards can backfire by Oliver Burkeman

Science for Work: Trust: does it impact team performance… or not? by Wendy Hirsch

Psychology Today: Can We Simplify Wellbeing? (Interview with Aaron Jarden) by Michelle McQuaid

Psychology Today: The Impostor Syndrome and How To Handle It by Adam Molinsky

World Economic Forum: Do you trust your boss? Your answer may depend on where you live by Joe Myers

Wall Street Journal: Civility at Work Helps Everyone Get Ahead by Christine Porath

World Economic Forum: 10 companies that are great at empathy by Stéphanie Thomson

New York Times: Actually, Let’s Not Be in the Moment by Ruth Whippman

New York Magazine: Yes, Quitting Facebook May Make You Happier by Drake Baer

Psychology Today: Can You Be Vulnerable at Work? by Megan Dalla-Camina

Center for Positive Organizations: For a better workplace, make first moments matter feat. Jane Dutton

Harvard Business Review: If You Can’t Empathize with Your Employees, You’d Better Learn To by Annie McKee

Guardian: The pursuit of happiness: could a ‘happy city index’ end Bristol’s blues? by Arit Niranjan

The Positive Organization: Repairing Relationships at Work by Robert Quinn

New York Times: How Exercise Might Keep Depression at Bay by Gretchen Reynolds

Greater Good Science Center: How the Growth Mindset Can Increase Cooperation by Alex Shashkevich

Psychology Today: 7 Ways to Be Awe-Inspired in Everyday Life by Andy Tix

Psychology Today: Neuroscience Research Shows How Mood Impacts Perception by Susan Krauss Whitbourne

New York Magazine: How to (Kind of) Master Your Neuroticism by Drake Baer

New York Magazine: People Really Are Happier When the Sun Is Out Longer by Drake Baer

Psychology Today: Positive Thinking? Overrated by Samantha Boardman

Entrepreneur: 11 Habits of Truly Happy People by Travis Bradberry

New York Magazine: Power Reveals Who You Really Are by Melissa Dahl

Creativity Post: LinkedIn + Positive Psychology: Applying Science To The Way We Work by Stephanie Harrison

Huffington Post: Can You Create Positive Changes From The Bottom Up? (Interview with Chris White) by Michelle McQuaid

Greater Good Science Center: Five Science-Backed Strategies to Build Resilience by Kira Newman

Psychology Today: Positive Emotions and Wellbeing by Marianna Pogosyan

New York Times: The end of Relaxation by Sadie Stein

Huffington Post UK: Have More Conversations That Matter by Mark Williamson

APA.org: Growth after Trauma by Lorna Collier

Guardian: The placebo effect: is there something in it after all? Steve Connor

New York Magazine: Empathy Is Nice, But It’s Not Exactly Necessary by Melissa Dahl

New York Times: Behind Our Anxiety, the Fear of Being Unneeded by The Dalai Lama & Arthur Brooks

New York Post: Are Mormons the happiest people in America? by Mackenzie Dawson

New York Times: Nudges That Help Struggling Students Succeed by David Kirp

Vox: The myth of self-control by Brian Resnick

Psychology Today: How to Have a Positive Powerful Presence by Marcia Reynolds

Psychology Today: Why Don’t We Trust Each Other More? by Nan Russell

Psychology Today: Emotions and Rationality in Leadership by Eyal Winter

New York Magazine: 3 Ways to Get Over ‘Status Quo Bias’ at Work by Drake Baer

Forbes: The Psychology Of Professional Purpose: How To Follow Your Calling by Caroline Beaton

Psychology Today: The Happiness Myth: Why the pursuit of Happiness will make you miserable by Atalanta Beaumont

Atlantic: How to Build a Happier Brain by Julie Beck

Guardian: Want to ‘train your brain’? Forget apps, learn a musical Instrument by Mo Costandi

New York Magazine: By the Way, You Don’t Have to Stop Power Posing by Melissa Dahl

Psychology Today: 3 Fascinating Discoveries About Laughter by Todd Kashdan

Quartz: Scientists explain how happiness makes us less creative by Ephrat Livni

Quartz: Google’s former happiness guru developed a three-second brain exercise for finding joy by Lila MacLellan

The Positive Organization: The Choice to be Transformational by Robert Quinn

New York Magazine: Want to Make Better Decisions? Try ‘Temptation Bundling’ by Jesse Singal

Pursuit (University of Melbourne): Positive Psychology much more than Happyology by Katerine Smith (Interview with my MAPP Capstone advisor Peggy Kern)

Quartz: The Japanese practice of ‘forest bathing’ is scientifically proven to improve your health by Ephrat Livni

Quartz: Positive psychology is rooted in the radical idea that you are not a problem to fix by Tim Lomas

Guardian: Our children are paying a high price for society’s vision of success by Tim Lott

Forbes: Five Behaviors Of People Who Are Happy At Work by Rebecca Newton

GQ: The World’s Happiest Man Wishes You Wouldn’t Call Him That by Michael Paterniti

Psychology Today: The Secret to Achieving Your Dreams No One Tells You About by Emma Seppälä

Mindful.org: How to Free Yourself from Your Personal Stories by Bob Stahl & Steve Flowers

Greater Good Science Center: People Who Trust Technology Are Happier by Deborah Yip

Heleo: Nir Eyal and Monica Worline on Why Cultivating Compassion is Crucial for Success in Business, no author

Science Daily: In the workplace, incivility begets incivility, new study shows, no author

BBC: School league tables ‘should show well-being’ by Sean Coughlin

New York Magazine: A Little Loneliness Can Be a Very Good Thing by Melissa Dahl

Psychology Today: Stoic Truths for a Digital World by John Sean Doyle

The Conversation: Can money buy you happiness? It’s complicated by Cathrine Jansson-Boyd

Inc: The Negative People in your Life are literally Killing you by Jessica Stillman

New York Times: The Art of Making (and Not Making) Plans by Verena von Pfetten

Fast Company: Science-Backed Ways To Build Confidence When You Feel Like You’re Out Of Your League by Stephanie Vozza

Huffington Post: In Defense of Doers by Chris White

Scientific American: Depressed? Do What You Love by Daisy Yuhas

Yahoo Finance: 99 Percent of Employees With High Well-Being and Organizational Support Say Their Employer Is a Good Place to Work, no author

New York Magazine: A Smart Sense of Humor Helps People Survive Being Alive by Drake Baer

Bakadesuyo: This Is How To Unlock Meaning In Life: 4 Proven Secrets by Eric Barker

Greater Good Science Center: How to Teach Happiness at School by Ilona Boniwell

New York Times: Teaching Your Child Emotional Agility KJ Dell’Antonia

Harvard Business Reciew: How Microsoft Uses a Growth Mindset to Develop Leaders by Carol Dweck & Kathleen Hogan

Forbes: How To Train These Six Senses Of Happiness by Jessica Hagy

Psychology Today: The Subtle but Very Real Human Costs of Reorganizations by Victor Lipman

Psychology Today: The Science of Accomplishing Your Goals by Ralph Ryback

Psychology Today: The Top 3 Insights of Highly Innovative Leaders by Emma Seppälä

Creativity Post: You Can’t Clone Talent and Wisdom by Steve Tobak

Psychology Today: How Leaders Can Bring Calm to Chaotic Organizations by Ray Williams

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Positive Psychology News Digest on Mappalicious | No. 41/2016

My favorite pieces covering Positive Psychology and adjacent from (roughly) the last seven days.

BBC: School league tables ‘should show well-being’ by Sean Coughlin

New York Magazine: A Little Loneliness Can Be a Very Good Thing by Melissa Dahl

Psychology Today: Stoic Truths for a Digital World by John Sean Doyle

The Conversation: Can money buy you happiness? It’s complicated by Cathrine Jansson-Boyd

Inc: The Negative People in your Life are literally Killing you by Jessica Stillman

New York Times: The Art of Making (and Not Making) Plans by Verena von Pfetten

Fast Company: Science-Backed Ways To Build Confidence When You Feel Like You’re Out Of Your League by Stephanie Vozza

Huffington Post: In Defense of Doers by Chris White

Scientific American: Depressed? Do What You Love by Daisy Yuhas

Yahoo Finance: 99 Percent of Employees With High Well-Being and Organizational Support Say Their Employer Is a Good Place to Work, no author

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Positive Psychology News Digest | July-September 2016 (+ 130 Articles)

Time: 4 Rituals That Will Make You Happy, According to Neuroscience by Eric Barker

Positive Prescription: Session with Angela Duckworth by Samantha Boardman

Vice: America’s Search for Happiness Is Driving Us Crazy by Peter Moskowitz

Atlantic: Awe Isn’t Necessarily Good for You by Michelle Nijhuis

Washington Post: A Harvard psychologist explains why forcing positive thinking won’t make you happy by Neda Semnani

New York Magazine: ’Power Posing’ Co-author: ‘I Do Not Believe That ‘Power Pose’ Effects Are Real’ by Jesse Singal

New York Magazine: Here is Amy Cuddy’s Response to Critiques of Her Power-Posing Research by Jesse Singal & Melissa Dahl

Phys.org: Game theory research reveals fragility of common resources by Emil Venere

Economist: Against happiness, no author

Heleo: Adam Grant and Barry Schwartz on Incentives, Motivation, and Chance, no author

NPR: Here’s How Schools Can Support Students’ Mental Health by Meg Anderson

Harvard Business Review: Why Leadership Training Fails—and What to Do About It by Michael Beer, Magnus Finnström & Derek Schrader

Psychology Today: Strengths at Work by Dan Collinson

Guardian: Do our brains have extraordinary untapped powers? by Mo Costandi

NPR: Are We Reaching The End Of The Trend For Longer, Healthier Lives? by Richard Harris

Guardian: Why being a fake is bad for you by Stephen Joseph

Good News Network: Positive Psychology Students Learn by Giving Free Hugs on Campus by McKinley Korbley

New York Times: Want to Find Fulfillment at Last? Think Like a Designer by Steven Kurutz

Huffington Post: For Business Schools, Being Good is No Longer Good Enough by Dan LeClair

Psychology Today: What Does It Take to Be Happy? by David Ludden

Strategy+Business: How Well Do You Know the Story of You? by Eric McNulty

Fulfillment Daily: Why you shouldn’t set goals for success by Ray Williams

Harvard Business Review: The More You Energize Your Coworkers, the Better Everyone Performs by Wayne Baker

Fast Company: 7 Science-Backed Steps To Take Before Quitting A Job That’s Burning You Out by Rachel Grumman Bender

Wall Street Journal: The More Cash People Have, the Happier They Are by Andrew Blackman

ERE Media: The Business Benefits Of Happy Employees by Karlyn Borysenko

Wall Street Journal: Get Your Children Good and Dirty by Brett Finlay & Marie-Claire Arrieta

New York Times: The Difference Between Rationality and Intelligence by David Hambrick & Alexander Burgoyne

Greater Good Science Center: Who Is Attracted to Inspiring Media? by Sophie Janicke

New York Times: Can You Have a Good Life if You Don’t Have a Good Job? by Michael Lind

Guardian: Could bad buildings damage your mental health? by Emily Reynolds

New York Times: Can Teenage Defiance Be Manipulated for Good? by Amanda Ripley

Fast Company: 7 Surprising Facts About Creativity, According To Science by John Paul Titlow

Huffington Post: Three ways to work better together by Chris White

Heleo: Mastering the Art of Pre-suasion with Robert Cialdini, no author

CNN: Fall in love with a job you don’t even like, in three steps by David Allan

New York Magazine: You Can Write Your Way Out of an Emotional Funk. Here’s How by Susan David

Wall Sreet Journal: Design Your Way to a Happier Life by Dave Evans & Bill Burnett

New York Times: Researchers Confront an Epidemic of Loneliness by Katie Hafner

BPS Research Digest: It’s possible to learn to be more optimistic by Christian Jarrett

Harvard Business Review: Don’t Let Power Corrupt You by Dacher Keltner

Psychology Today: Using Gratitude to Change Your Happiness Set Point by Laura Markham

The National: Can social media reveal happiness? by Christopher Pike

The Positive Organization: Purpose and Appreciation by Robert Quinn

New York Magazine: You Should Visualize Positive and Negative Outcomes More by Jesse Singal

Quartz: One Swedish town is conducting a giant social experiment to make its workers happier by Cassie Werber

Stanford GSB: Which Will Get You Further: Fitting In or Standing Out? by Eleine Zimmerman

New York Times: Making Modern Toughness by David Brooks

New York Magazine: How to Motivate Your Employees: Give Them Compliments and Pizza by Melissa Dahl

Slate: Sad Face: Another classic finding in psychology—that you can smile your way to happiness—just blew up by Daniel Engber

Washington Post: Life got better for pretty much everyone under Obama by Christopher Ingraham

Psychology Today: Is Positive Psychology Burning You Out by Michelle McQuaid

New York Times: Do You Believe in God, or Is That a Software Glitch? by Kate Murphy

Guardian: Hunting for hygge, a new ingredient in Denmark’s recipe for happiness by Richard Orange

Guardian: If you want to practise mindfulness, the garden is the place to be by Tom Smart

Psychology Today: How to Spot Authenticity by Stephen Joseph

ABC Australia: Gut health, mental wellbeing and immunity linked to outdoor play by Layla Tucak

Fast Company: What Happened When I Pretended To Be Outgoing For A Week by Stephanie Vozza

New York Times: Growing Older, Getting Happier by Nicholas Bakalar

Wall Street Journal: Why You Need Negative Feelings by Elizabeth Bernstein

Washington Post: Your Instagram feed can tell us if you’re depressed, study suggest by Ariana Eunjung Cha

New York Magazine: You’re Not Supposed to Be Happy All the Time by Melissa Dahl

New York Magazine: This Study Got People to Make Huge Life Decisions by Flipping a Coin by Flipping a Coin by Melissa Dahl

Psychology Today: Crazy Busy? What Would You Pay for an Hour of Calm? by Paula Davis-Laack

Greater Good Science Center: The Power of Forgiveness at Work by Brooke Deterline

Telegraph: Say hello to hygge: The Danish secret to happiness by Maria Lally

Inc: These 5 Powerful Daily Habits Will Make You a More Positive Person by Jessica Stillman

Fast Company: The Surprising Scientific Link Between Happiness And Decision Making by Laura Vanderkam

Economist: Believing is seeing: New technologies will make society richer by cultivating trust, no author

NPR: Which Countries Are Best At Converting National Wealth Into Well-Being? by Nurith Aizenman

Forbes: 5 Strategies To Close The Confidence Gap by Paula Davis-Laack

Psychology Today: A Simple Exercise to Boost Optimism (And Improve Health) by Utpal Dholakia

Stanford Medicine: Well now: What humans need to flourish by Jennie Dusheck

Consequence of Sound: Going to concerts regularly leads to a happier life, according to a new study by Alex Galbraith

BBC: There’s no such thing as flexible work by Georgina Kenyon

New York Times: Hesitant to Make That Big Life Change? Permission Granted by Carl Richards

New York Mag: The Best Time to Do Stuff You Hate Is When You’re at Your Happiest by Cari Romm

New York Mag: To Be Happier at Work, Get a Hobby by Cari Romm

Forbes: Forget Positive Thinking: This Is How To Actually Change Negative Thoughts For Success by Melody Wilding

The Conversation: Negative reports of positive psychology show ignorance isn’t bliss by Adam Barsky & Michael Zyphur

Atlantic: Story of My Life: How Narrative Creates Personality by Julie Beck

Quartz: Psychology has identified three mindsets shared by people who actually follow through on their goals by Amanda Crowell

Wired UK: Not enjoying your job? Let the spark of passion come first by Angela Duckworth

Psychology Today: 10 discoveries about well-being that everyone must know by Todd Kashdan

Guardian: The Danish Way of Parenting review – how to raise the world’s happiest Kids by Alice O´Keeffe

Washington Post: Clinton is more optimistic than Trump. But optimism doesn’t predict winners anymore by Martin Seligman

Fulfillment Daily: Get an Edge on Your Work & Happiness with Self-Compassion by Emma Seppälä

Wall Street Journal: What do teens need most from parents for intellectual, social and emotional development? by Sue Shellenbarger

Time: Why the American Dream Is Making You Unhappy by Ruth Whippman

Huffington Post: How to motivate people? Don’t do it yourself by Chris White

New York Magazine: ‘Take a Deep Breath’ Is Advice That Works Physiologically and Psychologically by Drake Baer

Psychology Today: The Neuroprotective Powers of Exercise Should Motivate You by Christopher Bergland

Harvard Business Review: Can You Really Power an Organization with Love? by Duncan Coombe

Psychology Today: The Playful Life by Bernard De Koven

Forbes: The Joy Of Work: Menlo Innovations by Steve Denning

Psychology Today: 4 Reasons Why an Optimistic Outlook Is Good for Your Health by Utpal Dholakia

Guardian: The Happiness Industry by William Davies review – why capitalism has turned us into narcissists by Terry Eagleton

Greater Good Science Center: Is Artistic Inspiration Contagious? by Scott Barry Kaufman

Atlantic: Would you be happier with a different personality? by Scott Barry Kaufman

Fast Company: 4 Ways To Bounce Back When You’re Treated Unfairly At Work by David Mayer

Finnish News: Perceptions of Finnish Sisu – in California by Göte Nyman

New York Magazine: Why Declaring ‘I’m an Introvert!’ Limits Your Life by Drake Baer

Time: The fun way to easily improve your life, backed by research by Eric Barker

Forbes: 10 Troubling Habits Of Chronically Unhappy People by Travis Bradberry

New York Times: The Structure of Gratitude by David Brooks

Atlantic: How to change your personality by Scott Barry Kaufman

New Yorker: What Makes People Feel Upbeat at Work by Maria Konnikova

Business Insider: The same trait that can make you popular in middle school also helps you succeed at work by Shana Lebowitz

Tech Insider: Science says happier people have these 9 things in common by Kevin Loria

Psychology Today: What Happens When Hope Is Lost? by Michelle McQuaid

Washington Post: The downside of being happy by Ana Swanson

Psychology Today: How Stress Makes Us Healthier and Happier by Nick Tasler

Huffington Post: Lessons learned about positive psychology and positive education by Susie Wolbe

Scientific American: Kindness Contagion by Jamil Zaki

New York Times: The Incalculable Value of Finding a Job You Love by Robert Frank

Psychology Today: Why Limit Yourself? by Seth Gillihan

Heleo: Of the Two Kinds of Happiness, This One Will Help You Be More Resilient by Mandy Godwin

Independent: Altruism has more of an evolutionary advantage than selfishness, mathematicians say by Ian Johnston

Aeon: Don’t think too positive by Gabriele Oettingen & Pam Weintraub

Fast Company: This Is The Most Likely Reason Why You Feel Successful But Still Aren’t Happy by Neil Pasricha

The Positive Organization: An Elusive Leadership Skill by Robert Quinn

Weekly Times Now: Mindfulness is becoming more of a priority in Schools by Camille Smith

International Business Times: Reading books and watching films makes you kinder in real life by Léa Surugue

Greater Good Science Center: Why Your Office Needs More Nature by Jill Suttie

Atlantic: Can this app make me happier? by Julie Beck

Positive Psychology News Daily: Are There Items on Today’s To-Do List that Bring You Joy? by Kathryn Britton

Esquire: 6 Surprising Things Science Says Will Make You Happy by Olivia Ovenden

Telegraph: Should happiness be part of the school curriculum? by Olivia Parker

Huffington Post: Can Your Building Make You Healthier? by Dan Probst

The Positive Organization: Denial and Reality by Robert Quinn

ABC: Connecting the dots between happiness and a sense of meaning by Sophie Scott

USA Today: Educators see gold in Pokémon Go by Greg Toppo

Time: Practice doesn’t make perfect, actually by Zachary Hambrick & Fredrik Ullén

Heleo: Scott Barry Kaufman and Sarah Lewis on the Art and Science of Creativity, no author

Wall Street Journal: Why good storytellers are happier in life and in love by Elizabeth Bernstein

Psychology Today: The Perils of Pursuing Pleasure by Michael Bishop

Guardian: How to stay happy when the sky is falling in by Oliver Burkeman

CityLab: The Price of Happiness in Cities by Richard Florida

Atlantic: 7 Ways to Find Meaning at Work by Uri Friedman

Harvard Business Review: Everyone Suffers from Imposter Syndrome — Here’s How to Handle it by Andy Molinsky

Psychology Today: Why Is There Hardly Any Purpose, Trust or Joy at Work? by Dan Pontefract

Fast Company: Scientific Proof That Buying Things Can Actually Lead To Happiness (Sometimes) by Dinsa Sachan

New York Mag: Can Attachment Theory Explain All Our Relationships? by Bethany Saltman

New Yorker: A Better Kind of Happiness by Will Storr

CNBC: A psychologist says this is the formula for success by Marguerite Ward

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Positive Psychology News Digest April – June | +130 Articles 

Did you miss any of my weekly Positive Psychology news digests over the last three months? Don’t worry, I got you covered. Here are all the news articles I collected over the last 120 days. Share and enjoy!

Center for Positive Organizations: Understanding positive business: Learning how to lead by Sue Ashford

Economist: Your employees wish you were emotionally intelligent by Natalie Baker

Center for Positive Organizations: Respectful engagement cultivates higher levels of creativity by Jane Dutton et al.

Psychology Today: The Shortcut to Finding Pleasure from Pain by Todd Kashdan

Huffington Post (Lifestyle): Simplicity, Free Time and Pursuing Your Passions by Taylor Kreiss

The Positive Organization: The Power of Self-Change via Robert Quinn

Vox: How scientists fell in and out of love with the hormone oxytocin by Brian Resnick

New York Times: The Keys to Happiness by Victoria Shannon

Forbes: Living Life With Renewed Energy: The Purpose Of Purpose by Brett Steenbarger

Huffington Post: 6 Quick Steps for Finding Your Company’s Authentic Purpose by Vic Strecher

Bakadesuyo: How To Be More Confident: 3 Secrets Backed By Research by Scott Barker

Fast Company: The Secret To Making Anxiety Work In Your Favor by Amy Cuddy

Sisu Lab: What’s Your 4-Minute Mile? by Emilia Lahti

Washington Post: Why this Wharton wunderkind wants leaders to replace their intuition with evidence by Jena McGregor

Fast Company: How to identify and get rid of the hidden beliefs that could be holding you back by Gwen Moran

Washington Post: The surprisingly easy way to reduce your anxiety by Amy Ellis Nutt

Guardian: Forget mindfulness, stop trying to find yourself and start faking it by Michael Puett & Christine Gross-Loh

New York Times: Angela Duckworth on Passion, Grit and Success by Julie Scelfo

Harvard Business Review: Good Bosses create more Wellness than Wellness plans do by Emma Seppälä

Forbes: Becoming The Kind Of Leader You Would Want To Follow by Brett Steenbarger

Science Daily: Can money buy happiness? maybe, if you spend it according to your personality type, no author

Sydney Morning Herald: The pursuit of happiness (at work) by James Adonis

Quartz: Schools are finally teaching what kids need to be successful in life by Jenny Anderson

Quartz: Happiness is the new GDP by Livia Gershon

Today: Happiness fueled by relationships, work, something ‘larger than self’ by Susan Donaldson James

WEC: Is “Psychological Danger” killing your team’s performance? by Lauren Joseph

Fast Company: Here’s why your idea of success might be making you miserable by David Mayer

Psychology Today: What the Best CEOs on Earth Do Better by Emma Seppälä

Psychology Today: The Kafka Effect by Nick Tasler

Atlantic: Is Grit Overrated? by Jerry Useem

London Business School: Non-financial assets key to 100-year-life, no author

Guardian: How less stuff could make us happier – and fix stagnation by Katie Allen

New York Magazine: How Neuroscientists Explain the Mind-Clearing Magic of Running by Melissa Dahl

Psychology Today: 7 Stress Relief Strategies You Can Do in 10 Minutes or Less by Paula Davis-Laack

PsyBlog: The Emotion That ‘Vaccinates’ Us Against Impulsiveness and Poor Self-Control by Jeremy Dean

Atlantic: Harvard Just Launched a Center for Happiness by James Hamblin

Fast Company: The three rules of behavioral economics that can lead to success by David Hoffeld

Harvard Business Review: When economic Growth doesn’t make Countries happier by Selin Kesebir

Atlantic: The Three Types of Happiness by Olga Khazan

Atlantic: Why so many smart people aren’t happy by Joe Pisnker

Inc: Want to Be Happier? Ask Yourself This Question Every Morning by Chris Winfield

Bakadesuyo: What seven factors make companies more productive and employees happier? via Eric Barker

New York Times: ‘Grit,’ by Angela Duckworth by Judith Shulevitz

Guardian: How to be happy: follow these five easy steps by Emma Cook

CNN: Why millennials struggle for success by Angela Duckworth

Fast Company: Why innovative companies like Google are letting employees craft their own jobs by Vivian Giang

Greater Good Science Center: How Positive Media Can Make Us Better People by Sophie Janicke

Ideas.TED: 7 lessons about finding the work you were meant to do by Kate Torgovnick May

Positive Psychology News Daily: How to Have a Good Day by Lisa Sansom

Forbes: The Solution Focus: Turning Positive Psychology Into Your Positive Psychology by Brett Steenbarger

Fast Company: Four myths most bosses believe about employee engagement by Stephanie Vozza

Guardian: Is grit the true secret of success? by Paula Cocozza

Quartz: The key to happiness at work isn’t money–it’s autonomy by Bell Beth Cooper

New York Magazine: Don’t Believe the Hype About Grit, Pleads the Scientist Behind the Concept by Melissa Dahl

NPR: How To Teach Children That Failure Is The Secret To Success by Tara Haelle

Scientific American: Review of ‘Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance’ by Scott Barry Kaufman

Greater Good Science Center: Why Do We Feel Awe? by Dacher Keltner

Atlantic: Self-esteem doesn’t work. Try self-compassion instead by Olga Khazan

Greater Good Science Center: Happy People Don´€™t Need to Feel Superior by Kira M. Newman

The Positive Organization: Adaptive Confidence by Robert Quinn

New York Magazine: You Could Probably Lift a Car, If You Really Needed To by Cari Romm

Harvard Business Review: Creative Job Titles Can Energize Workers, no author, yet feat. Adam Grant

New Yorker: The Glossary of Happiness by Emily Anthes

L.A. Times: Research backs relationship between health, happiness by Patrice Apodaca

Medical Daily: Improving Mental Health And Wellbeing: How E-mail Exercises Boost Confidence, Gratitude by Lecia Bushak

Big Think: Want to Be Your Authentic Self? Get to Know Your Beliefs, Values, and Abilities by Amy Cuddy

Quartz: Neuroscience confirms that to be truly happy, you will always need something more by Olivia Goldhill

Washington Post: Why Angela Duckworth thinks “gritty” leaders are people to emulate by Jena McGregor

Guardian: Five things companies can do to boost employee happiness by Harriet Minter

Time: Your brain will age better if you do this by Alexandra Sifferlin

Greater Good Science Center: Living with a Purpose Changes Everything by Jill Suttie

Quartz: Harvard researchers have isolated a key to happiness, and Iceland is helping them test it by Cassie Werber

Edge: Misunderstanding Positive Emotion by June Gruber

Scientific American: A Self-Improvement Secret: Work on Strengths by Lauren Howe

NPR: MacArthur ‘Genius’ Angela Duckworth Responds To A New Critique Of Grit by Anya Kamenetz

Smithsonian: If grit breeds success, how can I get grittier? by Emily Matchar

Psych Central: When Grit Falls Short by Robert McGrath

Huffington Post: A Quick Daily Writing Practice That’s Proven to Make You Happier by Izzy McRae

Quartz: Scarcity mindset is a great way to suck creativity and visionary thinking out of your life by Camille Ricketts

Guardian: Money can’t buy happiness? That’s just wishful thinking by Ruth Whippman

Fulfillment Daily: The Rise of toxic Leaders and what to do about it by Ray Williams

Center for Positive Organizations: Logitech named winner of 2016 Positive Business Project, no author

Center for Positive Organizations: Time to overcome your skepticism – Positive business is the future of capitalism, no author

PsyBlog: The Advantage of Being Overconfident And Self-Deluded by Jeremy Dean

Live For Live Music: Why Some People Get ‘Skin-Gasms’ While Listening To Music by Kendall Deflin

Seth Godin´s Blog: The possibility of optimism (the optimism of possibility)

Huffington Post: 8 great things that happen when you practice self-compassion by Lindsay Holmes

NPR: Could Thinking Positively About Aging Be The Secret Of Health? by Ina Jaffe

Elle: 10 Countries That Actually Want Their Citizens to Have Better Lives by Michael Sebastian

Harvard Business Review: Happy Workplaces can also be Candid Workplaces by Emma Seppälä and Kim Cameron

Positive Organization: The Emergence of Organization Whisperers by Robert Quinn

Positive Organization: Positive Emotions and Positive Culture by Robert Quinn

Harvard Business Review: Stop Comparing Management to Sports by Freek Vermeulen

Science Daily: Professor’s new study emphasizes the impact of leaders’ language: Top-tier research shows clearly stated company values can have a profound effect on overall success, no author

Sloan Management Review: What Makes Work Meaningful — Or Meaningless by Catherine Bailey & Adrian Madden

Bakadesuyo: FOMO: This Is The Best Way To Overcome Fear Of Missing Out by Eric Barker

Harvard Business Review: How leaders can let go without losing control by Mark Bonchek

New York Times: Graduating and Looking for Your Passion? Just Be Patient by Angela Duckworth

New York Times: Unless You’re Oprah, ‘Be Yourself’ Is Terrible Advice by Adam Grant

Fast Company: Poverty can alter your DNA so you’re at greater risk for depression by Jessica Leber

New York Magazine: To Get Happier, Focus on What Makes You Miserable by David Marchese

Fast Company: Resilient teams can deal with challenges because they have built these skills by Gwen Moran

Harvard Business Review: Why Rich People Aren’t as Happy as They Could Be by Raj Raghunathan

New York Times: Using Meditation to Help Close the Achievement Gap by Norman Rosenthal

Psychology Today: In Defense of Authenticity and Being Yourself by Mark White

APA Excellence: Workplace Well-being Linked to Senior Leadership Support, New Survey Finds, no author

Psychological Science: Genetic Variations Linked with Social and Economic Success, no author

Wall Street Journal: Steps to turn off the nagging self-doubt in your head by Elizabeth Bernstein

PsyBlog: 4 Personality Traits That Affect How Long You Will Live by Jeremy Dean

Psychology Today: How Trauma Can Lead to Positive Change by Susanna Halonen

ERE Media: Building A Positive Culture In An Atmosphere of Fear by Derek Irvine

Psychology Today: Can Too Much Meaning at Work Be Harmful? by Michelle McQuaid

Inc: This is the Secret Sauce for Happy Employees by Shawn Murphy

The Positive Organization: On Being Other-Focused by Robert Quinn

The Positive Organization: The Power of Authenticity by Robert Quinn

Atlantic: How Kids Learn Resilience by Paul Tough

Harvard Business Review: Lessons from Companies That Put Purpose Ahead of Short-Term Profits by Andrew White

Psychology Today: What Would a Happiness Potion Do for You? by Michael Bishop

Positive Prescription: 7 Ways to make your Day a little bit better by Samantha Boardman

Guardian: The secret to happiness is all in your head by Julianne Chiaet

Greater Good Science Center: What Are Your Happiness Strengths and Weaknesses? by Tchiki Davis

Fast Company: You should probably compare yourself to others more, not less by David Mayer

Time Money: Empathy is the hottest trend in leadership by Denver Nicks

The Positive Organization: The Transformative Power of Purpose by Robert Quinn

The Smart Set: The Positive Psychology of Metal Music by Christine Ro

Time Health: Forgiving other people is good for your health by Alexandra Sifferlin

Greater Good Science Center: Can You Incentivize Generosity? by Jill Suttie

Penn LPS: Alumni Stories, no author

Wall Street Journal: Why Doing Nothing Is So Scary–and So Important by Samantha Boardman

BPS Research Digest: What makes our work meaningful? Do bosses really make it meaningless? by Alex Fradera

Harvard Business Review: Stop Making Gratitude All About You by Heidi Grant Halvorson

London Entrepreneurship Review: Sisu – The Hidden Driver of An Entrepreneur by Terence Mauri

Guardian: Referendums are supposed to make people happy. Why are even leave voters upset? by Anna Petherick

Psychology Today: What Would Democratic Socialism Mean for America? by Benjamin Radcliff

Atlantic: Why Managers Are So Bad at Recognizing Good Ideas by Rebecca Rosen

NPR: Personality Can Change Over A Lifetime, And Usually For The Better by Christopher Soto

Greater Good Science Center: How Music Bonds Us Together by Jill Suttie

Psychology Today: The Making of a Mindful Leader by Ray Williams

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Positive Psychology News Digest on Mappalicious | No. 24/2016

My favorite pieces covering Positive Psychology and adjacent from (roughly) the last seven days.

Wall Street Journal: Steps to turn off the nagging self-doubt in your head by Elizabeth Bernstein

PsyBlog: 4 Personality Traits That Affect How Long You Will Live by Jeremy Dean

Psychology Today: How Trauma Can Lead to Positive Change by Susanna Halonen

ERE Media: Building A Positive Culture In An Atmosphere of Fear by Derek Irvine

Psychology Today: Can Too Much Meaning at Work Be Harmful? by Michelle McQuaid

Inc: This is the Secret Sauce for Happy Employees by Shawn Murphy

The Positive Organization: On Being Other-Focused by Robert Quinn

The Positive Organization: The Power of Authenticity by Robert Quinn

Atlantic: How Kids Learn Resilience by Paul Tough

Harvard Business Review: Lessons from Companies That Put Purpose Ahead of Short-Term Profits by Andrew White

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Positive Psychology News Digest on Mappalicious | No. 17/2016

My favorite pieces covering Positive Psychology and adjacent from (roughly) the last seven days:

Guardian: How less stuff could make us happier – and fix stagnation by Katie Allen

New York Magazine: How Neuroscientists Explain the Mind-Clearing Magic of Running by Melissa Dahl

Psychology Today: 7 Stress Relief Strategies You Can Do in 10 Minutes or Less by Paula Davis-Laack

PsyBlog: The Emotion That ‘Vaccinates’ Us Against Impulsiveness and Poor Self-Control by Jeremy Dean

Atlantic: Harvard Just Launched a Center for Happiness by James Hamblin

Fast Company: The three rules of behavioral economics that can lead to success by David Hoffeld

Harvard Business Review: When economic Growth doesn’t make Countries happier by Selin Kesebir

Atlantic: The Three Types of Happiness by Olga Khazan

Atlantic: Why so many smart people aren’t happy by Joe Pisnker

Inc: Want to Be Happier? Ask Yourself This Question Every Morning by Chris Winfield

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Positive Psychology News Digest on Mappalicious | No. 10/16

My favorite pieces covering Positive Psychology and adjacent from (roughly) the last seven days:

New York Times: Rethinking the Work-Life Equation by Susan Dominus

Inc: 7 things remarkably happy people do every single day by Peter Economy

Slate: A whole field of psychology research may be bunk by Daniel Engber

Brookings: Some good news for International Women’s Day: Women are (usually) happier than men by Carol Graham

Harvard Business Review: How to practice mindfulness throughout your workday by Rasmus Hougaard & Jacqueline Carter

Psychology Today: Positive Psychology: What Does “Positive” Mean? by Itai Ivtzan

Rewire Happiness: Transformative Technologies and Their Impact on Well-Being by Sophie Janicke

NPR: Is ‘Grit’ Doomed To Be The New Self-Esteem? by Anya Kamenetz

Washington Post: The worst kind of boss is not the one who’s always a jerk by Jena McGregor

Irish Times: Can you teach wellbeing? Martin Seligman thinks so by Ronan McGreevy

The Psych Report: The Paradoxes of Creativity: Sensitive Rockers, Mindful Daydreamers, and Celebrated Outcasts by Evan Nesterak

New York Times (Well): Why Doctors Care About Happiness by Danielle Ofri

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